Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Marriyum Aurangzeb, in a meeting regarding the cultural exchange and CPEC, said that it would help to cement people to people contacts between Pakistan and China, as cultural exchanges were one of the essential components of maintaining cordial relations between the two states.
PNCA Director General Syed Jamal Shah briefed the meeting in detail about the whole concept of Cultural Caravan proposed to travel through the CPEC route and the documentation of art and culture that would be done along the way and also dilated on the importance of the creative journey to promote dialogue, understanding, trust and respect between the two nations.
Marriyum observed that exchange of cultural troupes and caravans consisting of prominent artists may be made a regular feature of the cultural ties.
The minister directed the PNCA to orchestrate a detailed and comprehensive implementation plan with timelines and fixation of responsibilities and asked other relevant departments of the ministry to fully collaborate and actively participate in this project.
The meeting was attended by IBNH Secretary Ahmed Nawaz Sukhera, Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation Director General Sheraz Latif, Shafqat Jalil, Masood Malik, Jamal Shah, Executive Director Lok Virsa Fauzia Saeed and other senior officials of the ministry.
